The Shuvee Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older over a distance of   miles on the dirt track scheduled annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.

History

The race was named after the great U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly, Shuvee, winner of the 1969 Fillies Triple Crown.

The inaugural running of the event was on 16 May 1976 at Belmont Park as the Shuvee Handicap as a one-mile event. The winner Proud Delta made an immediate impact for the event as she continued her winning ways to be crowned US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse.

The following year the distance for the event was increased to miles and for the third running in 1978 the event was classified as a Grade II.

The event was upgraded to Grade I in 1986, the year Lady's Secret won the event en route to a Breeders' Cup Distaff victory at Santa Anita Park and U.S. Horse of the Year honors.

In 1995 the distance for the event reverted to its original one mile.

In 1997 the event was downgraded to Grade II and in 2012 the event was not held. NYRA moved the event to Saratoga for 2013 as they expanded the number of racing dates at that track. The event was downgraded to Grade III for its first running at the new track and the event holds this classification to date. Also that year the distance was increased to a mile-and-an-eighth.

Other notable mares to have won this race are 1995 winner Inside Information who won the event as the Shug McGaughey trained entry with Regal Solution defeating the short favorite and 1994 winner Sky Beauty and US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse. Later that year Inside Information would win the Breeders' Cup Distaff and be crowned US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse. The 1997 winner Hidden Lake would also later that year be voted US Champion Older Dirt Female Horse. Stopchargingmaria, in 2015, was the last Shuvee winner to go on to win the Breeders' Cup Distaff.

In 2022, the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the event back to Grade II.

Records Speed record: 1 mile: 1:34.23 – Society Selection (2005) miles: 1:40.40 – Dance Number (1983) miles: 1:48.94 – Letruska (2020)

Largest Winning Margin: lengths – Paid Up Subscriber (2017)

Most wins: No horse has won this race more than once.

Most wins by a jockey: 5 – John Velazquez (1998, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2017)

Most wins by a trainer: 6 – Todd Pletcher (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2023, 2025

Most wins by an owner: 2 – Ogden Phipps (1983, 1988) 2 – Eugene V. Klein (1985, 1986) 2 – Ogden Mills Phipps (1995, 2004) 2 – Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (2016, 2023)

Winners Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time Purse Grade RefAt Saratoga – Shuvee Stakes2026Fully Subscribed4Flavien PratChad C. BrownKlaravich Stables1:49.46$250,000II2025Leslie’s Rose4Irad Ortiz Jr.Todd A. PletcherWhisper Hill Farm 1:50.77$175,000II2024Raging Sea4Flavien PratChad C. BrownAlpha Delta Stables1:51.95$194,000 II2023Nest4Irad Ortiz Jr.Todd PletcherRepole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Michael House1:50.72$186,000II 2022Clairiere4Joel RosarioSteve AsmussenStonestreet Stables1:51.96$186,000II 2021Royal Flag5Joel RosarioChad C. BrownWilliam S. Farish III1:49.42$200,000III2020Letruska4Joel Rosario Fausto Gutierrez St. George Stable 1:48.94$125,000III2019Golden Award4Tyler GaffalioneWilliam I. MottSummer Wind Equine1:49.64$194,000III2018Farrell4Channing HillWayne M. CatalanoCoffeepot Stables1:49.35$200,000IIIShuvee Handicap20175John R. VelazquezChad C. BrownAllen Stable & Peter M. Brant1:51.31$180,000III2016Curalina4John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherEclipse Thoroughbred Partners 1:49.85$190,000III2015Stopchargingmaria4Javier CastellanoTodd A. PletcherTown and Country Farms 1:49.37$200,000III2014Antipathy4Irad Ortiz Jr.Kiaran P. McLaughlinGodolphin Racing1:52.80$200,000III2013Authenticity6John R. VelazquezTodd A. PletcherPadua Stables1:52.33$200,000III2012Race not heldAt Belmont Park2011Awesome Maria4Javier CastellanoTodd A. Pletcher Robsham Stables 1:35.19$147,000II2010Funny Moon4Alan GarciaChristophe ClementMrs. C. Wilson McNeely III1:36.70$147,000II2009Seattle Smooth4Anthony W. DutrowMercedes Stable1:35.94$150,000II2008Cowgirls Don't Cry4Michael J. LuzziKiaran P. McLaughlinJeff Singer1:37.31$150,000II2007Teammate4Cornelio VelásquezH. Allen JerkensH. Joseph Allen1:38.19$150,000II2006Take D' Tour5Cornelio VelásquezDavid FawkesAlice Muller1:36.10$147,000II2005Society Selection4Eibar CoaH. Allen Jerkens Irving & Marjorie Cowan 1:34.23$196,000II2004Storm Flag Flying4John R. VelazquezOgden Mills Phipps et al.1:36.10$200,000II2003Wild Spirit (CHI)4Javier CastellanoRobert J. FrankelSumaya U.S. Stable1:34.51$200,000II2002Shiny Band4Robbie DavisH. Allen JerkensBohemia Stable1:34.95$200,000II2001Apple of Kent5Richard MiglioreJohn C. KimmelJuddmonte Farms1:35.16$200,000II2000Beautiful Pleasure5Jorge F. ChavezJohn T. Ward Jr.John C. Oxley1:35.65$200,000II1999Catinca4Richard MiglioreJohn C. KimmelRobert K. Waxman1:34.38$150,000II1998Colonial Minstrel4John R. VelazquezMark A. HennigEdward P. Evans1:36.20$150,000II1997Hidden Lake4Richard MiglioreJohn C. KimmelRobert N. Clay1:35.27$150,000II1996Clear Mandate4Julie KroneGeorge R. Arnold IIG. Watts Humphrey Jr.1:35.01$153,300I1995§ Inside Information4José A. SantosClaude R. McGaughey IIIOgden Mills Phipps1:35.10$129,689I1994Sky Beauty4Mike E. SmithH. Allen JerkensGeorgia E. Hofmann1:40.60$150,000I19934Chris AntleyWilliam V. TerrillValley View Farm1:43.11$150,000I1992Missy's Mirage4Eddie MapleH. Allen JerkensMiddletown Stable1:40.74$171,600I1991A Wild Ride4Mike E. SmithD. Wayne Lukas Yoshida Zeyna 1:42.40$171,900I1990Tis Juliet4Richard MiglioreD. Wayne LukasCalumet Farm1:43.00$171,300I1989Banker's Lady4Ángel Cordero Jr.Philip M. Hauswald Edward A. Cox Jr. 1:40.80$174,300 I1988Personal Ensign4Randy RomeroClaude R. McGaughey IIIOgden Phipps1:41.60$170,100I1987Ms. Eloise4Robbie DavisPhilip G. JohnsonMargaret E. Grimm1:41.80$179,700I1986Lady's Secret4Pat DayD. Wayne LukasEugene V. Klein1:41.80$113,800I1985Life's Magic4Jorge VelásquezD. Wayne LukasEugene V. Klein1:42.40$172,000II 1984Queen of Song5Sam MapleClaude R. McGaughey IIIParrish Hill Farm1:43.00$121,400II1983Dance Number4Ángel Cordero Jr.Angel Penna Sr.Ogden Phipps1:40.40$82,500II1982Anti Lib4Jacinto VásquezDavid A. WhiteleyPen-Y-Bryn Farm1:41.60$55,700II1981Chain Bracelet4Ruben HernandezJames W. Maloney Jr.Shirley H. Taylor1:42.80$55,500II1980Alada4Jeffrey FellRobert G. van WertMeadow Stable1:43.00$54,100II 1979 Pearl Necklace5Jeffrey FellRoger LaurinReginald N. Webster1:41.40$53,800II 1978One Sum4Ruben HernandezLuis BarreraCharles T. Wilson Jr.1:44.00$53,000II1977† Mississippi Mud4Jacinto VásquezCharles PeoplesMrs. Bayard Sharp1:43.60$54,6001976Proud Delta4Jorge VelásquezPeter M. HoweMontpelier Stable1:35.00$56,350

Notes:

§ Ran as an entry

† In the 1977 running, Secret Lanvin finished first but was disqualified for interference and was placed third. Mississippi Mud was declared the winner.

See also List of American and Canadian Graded races

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